Please mark your calendars for our approaching ALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING!
Many voices and many hands make light work for all.

Our Annual
Spring Guild meeting will be held on Saturday, June 18 at the Vienna
Public Library, 2300 River Road in Vienna, West Virginia, 26105-1372. The
focus of our meeting will be our future goals as an organization and how to
move forward. Our gathering will begin at 10 a.m. with Jury Session
for anyone wanting to participate in the marketing opportunities. Directly
after the Jury Session, we will hold our Annual Meeting and Election of
Board Members and Officer. We can do some brainstorming as well!

We will have lunch (catered by
“Rubi’s Pizza & Grille” of Parkersburg) at 11:30 a.m. while we have
our business meeting. There are several important items on our agenda that
need your input, only one of which is the election of officers.
( A ballot for the election is included with this letter…please
make sure your email information is up-to-date with us.)
The cost for lunch will be $10.00. Please remit in the
enclosed envelope. If you need to pay the day of the meeting, please email
me or call me.

With the changes which have occurred with
Mountain State Art & Craft Fair, we will spend some time discussing the
Guild Sales Booth for the upcoming MSACF in September.

I’m hoping that you will join us at the
Vienna Library for our Spring Meeting. Please mail your reservation to me
in the enclosed envelope (along with your dues renewal, if you like) or call
me at (304) 481-6243. I need your reply byMonday, June 13 so
we can order our lunch food!

The Mountain
State Art and Craft Fair, An Appalachian Experience will be held at Cedar
Lakes in Ripley, West Virginia on Friday-Sunday, September 16-18, 2016. The
West Virginia Art and Craft Guild has been a Co-Sponsor and Exhibitor at the
original MSACF since its beginning. We are looking forward to a successful
rebirth of the Fair but it is critical that we have enough members
participating to make the Guild’s booth successful.

Participating in the Guild
Booth gives us a unique opportunity to work together to market our
products. We have a chance to be with other craft people, to see the work
of other artists, and test the marketability of our product without the need
for a large inventory. There are some large display boxes available for our
use already at Cedar Lakes. Many folks, however, may want to bring your own
display items especially suited to your product. You know best what you
need to show your work to its full advantage. Becky Williamson will be
heading this up as the Marketing Director. Please see enclosed letter from
Becky.